“Never waste an unsaid word of praise and never praise the said words of anger.”
“Cattle die kinsmen die all men are mortal. Words of praise will never perish nor a noble name. - The Havamal; Book of Viking Wisdom”
“The daylight needs no praise, and so we praise it always- greater than ourselves and all the airy words we summon.”
“Never praise oneself.”
“Conceited people never hear anything but praise.”
“Vain men never hear anything but praise.”